Explore Czech Republic in Europe - Czech Republic Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Czech Republic with its capital Prague is located in Europe (Central Europe, between Germany). It covers some 78,867 square kilometres (slightly smaller than South Carolina) with 10,220,000 citizens. Czech and Slovak are the the languages commonly used by the people in Czech Republic. Poland, Germany, Slovakia and Austria are bordering countries.

Czech Republic (or Czechia) is a small landlocked country in Central Europe, situated south-east of Germany. The Czech Republic is not a large country but has a rich and eventful history. Driving in the Czech Republic is not as expensive as it is in other countries. Though Czech Republic is the country where modern beer was invented it is strictly illegal to drive a motor vehicle under the influence of any amount of alcohol. Czech people are very proud of their language, thus outside of the main tourist areas you will not find many signs written in English. Many older people, especially outside the large cities, are also unable to converse in English, so it's a good advice to learn some Czech or Slovak beforehand. The Czech Republic contains an impressive amount of architectural highlights and has beautiful landscapes to see.

Pictures from Prague (Capital)

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About Czech Republic

The landscape features Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains and Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country. The average density of population is about 129 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate with cool summers, cold, cloudy, humid winters. Potential threats by nature are flooding.

To reach someone in Czech Republic dial +420 prior to a number. There are 2,092,000 installed telephones. And there are 14,258,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".cz". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 14 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Czech Republic

Czech Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Czech Republic Tourism

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Czech Republic has 7 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Czech Republic Unesco Heritage location overview.

Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž

Kroměříž stands on the site of an earlier ford across the River Morava, at the foot of the Chriby mountain range which dominates the central part of Moravia. The gardens and castle...

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov

Situated on the banks of the Vltava river, the town was built around a 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is an outstanding example of a small central European...

Historic Centre of Prague

Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great architectural and cultural influence enjoyed by this city since the Middle Ages. The...

Historic Centre of Telč

The houses in Telc, which stands on a hilltop, were originally built of wood. After a fire in the late 14th century, the town was rebuilt in stone, surrounded by walls and further strengthened by a...

Holašovice Historical Village Reservation

Holašovice is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of a traditional central European village. It has a large number of outstanding 18th- and 19th-century vernacular buildings...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Czech Republic

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Czech Republic is shrinking at an rate of 0.11% (or by 10,814 citizens). Each year 9,896 people enter this country (or 1.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.2%. Or an total decrease of 20,709 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.